
An Indigenous Land Acknowledgement is a formal statement that recognizes the Indigenous peoples who have been dispossessed from their traditional territories and shows respect for Indigenous Peoples as traditional stewards of this land and the enduring relationship that exists between Indigenous Peoples and their traditional territories.To help students build mindfulness of our present participation, have them learn about and create an Indigenous Land Acknowledgement. Colonialism is a current ongoing process. Ellie is proudly Lipan Apache and throughout the book often touches on topics of native land and colonialism, making it at times crucial to the plot.
